1989 Speedway World Team Cup
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Group D - Venue : Shumen, Bulgaria and Sandes, Holland
| 4th | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway 45+47=92 Ingvar Skogland 24 Lars Gunnestad 23 Arne Svendsen 18 Tor Einar Hielm 15 Einar Kyllingstad 12 |
Bulgaria 37+37=74 Nikolaj Manev 25 Georgi Petranov 19 Zacharia Jordanov 17 Vesselin Markov 7 Orlin Janakiev 6 |
Holland 22+16=38 Ron Koppe 13 Henk Bangma 9 Rene Elzinga 8 Bob Dolman 4 Ron van Dam 4 |
New Zealand Qualified - not started |
Norway to Group C.
Group C - Venue : Lonigo, Italy and Wiener Neustadt, Austria
| 4th | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy 47+30=77 Armando Dal Chiele 22 Valentino Furlanetto 21 Giorgio Zaramella 13 Armando Castagna Armando Castagna Armando Castagna is a former Italian international motorcycle speedway rider. He was a member of the Italy national team and has represented them in several World Team Cup competitions.-Career:... 10 Andrea Maida 9 Fabrizio Vesprini 2 |
Norway 31+40=71 Lars Gunnestad 25 Einar Kyllingstad 22 Arnt Förland 10 Arne Svendsen 8 Ingvar Skogland 4 Per Erga 2 |
Finland 18+29=47 Olli Tyrväinen 20 Janne Moksunen 9 Kai Niemi Kai Niemi Kai Juhani Niemi is former international motorcycle speedway rider who represented Finland in the World Team Cup... 7 Aki Ala-Riihimäki 6 Roy Malminheimo 4 Ari Koponen 1 |
Austria 24+21=45 Walter Nebel 12 Heinrich Schatzer 11 Andreas Bössner 10 Robert Funk 6 Thomas Stadler 6 Toni Pilotto 0 |
Italy to Group B.
Group B - Venue : Nyiregyhaza, Hungary and Rzeszów, Poland
| 4th | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia 48+49=97 Troy Butler 26 Stephen Davies 24 Mick Poole 21 Craig Boyce Craig Boyce Craig Boyce was a motorcycle speedway rider who primarily rode for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League... 20 Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... 6 |
Hungary 44+17=61 Zoltan Adorjan Zoltán Adorján Zoltán Adorján is former international motorcycle speedway rider who appeared in two Speedway World Championship finals and finished third in the World Pairs Championship in 1990.-World Final Appearances:... 19 Antal Kocso 15 Sandor Tihanyi 13 Jozsef Petrikovics 12 Zoltan Hajdu 2 |
Poland 9+38=47 Ryszard Franczyszyn 14 Roman Jankowski Roman Jankowski Roman Jankowski is a speedway rider active from the 1976 until 2006. He is a former Polish Champion, having won the title in 1981 and again in 1988.... 13 Piotr Świst Piotr Swist Piotr Świst is a Polish speedway rider who won Individual U-21 Polish Championship three times.His family name "Świst" in Polish language mean whizz.- Career :* Individual World Championship... 9 Janusz Stachyra 8 Sławomir Drabik 2 Ryszard Dołomisiewicz 1 |
Italy 19+15=34 Armando Castagna Armando Castagna Armando Castagna is a former Italian international motorcycle speedway rider. He was a member of the Italy national team and has represented them in several World Team Cup competitions.-Career:... 12 Valentino Furlanetto 10 Armando Dal Chiele 6 Giorgio Zaramella 4 Andrea Maida 1 Mariano Castagna 1 |
Australia to Group A.
Group A - Venue : Diedenbergen, Germany and Prague, Czechoslovakia
| 4th | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden 38+40=78 Per Jonsson Per Jonsson Per Jonsson is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1990, and finished runner-up in 1992.In 1985, his second season with the Reading Racers, the team won six major trophies... 23 Jimmy Nilsen Jimmy Nilsen Jimmy Nilsen is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. He was Swedish Champion in 1996 after finishing 3rd in 1994. Nilsen also rode in five World Finals as well as representing Sweden in Test Matches.... 21 Erik Stenlund 18 Tony Olsson 13 Mikael Blixt 3 |
Germany 39+24=63 Gerd Riss Gerd Riss Gerd Riss is a German motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Germany team at 2001 Speedway World Cup and who was started in Speedway Grand Prix of Germany.... 19 Klaus Lausch 18 Karl Maier 16 Klaus Freundorfer 4 Alois Bachhuber 4 Tommy Dunker 2 |
Czechoslovakia 27+34=61 Bohumil Brhel Bohumil Brhel Bohumil Brhel is a Czech speedway rider and he won the 2001 Individual European Champion title. He won the Czechoslovakian title on six occasions-World Final Appearances:* 1989 - Munich, Olympic Stadium - 16th - 1pt... 17 Antonín Kasper Antonín Kasper, Jr. Antonín 'Toni' Kasper was in international motorcycle speedway rider who appeared in four Speedway World Championship finals and featured in four Speedway Grand Prix series.... 16 Roman Matousek 12 Zdenek Tesar 9 Zdenek Schneiderwind 7 Jan Holub 0 |
Australia 16+22=38 Craig Boyce Craig Boyce Craig Boyce was a motorcycle speedway rider who primarily rode for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League... 12 Stephen Davies 10 Mick Poole 8 Troy Butler 6 Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... 2 Craig Hodgson 0 Todd Wiltshire Todd Wiltshire Todd Wiltshire is a retired Australian motorcycle speedway rider who competed at the highest level of the sport, finishing a career best third in the 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England.-Australia:Todd Wiltshire started racing in 1979 at the Lake... 0 |
Sweden to Final.
Venue : Bradford, England
| 4th | |||
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| Great Britain 48 Jeremy Doncaster Jeremy Doncaster Jeremy Doncaster is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who won the World Team Cup in 1989, top scoring for Great Britain with 13 points. He also finished in third place in the 1989 World Final... 13 Kelvin Tatum Kelvin Tatum Kelvin Martin Tatum MBE is a former British international motorcycle speedway and Grasstrack rider.-Career:... 12 Paul Thorp Paul Thorp Paul Thorp is a motorcycle speedway rider won the World Team Cup with England in 1989.-World final appearances:* 1991 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 6th - 10pts-References:... 12 Simon Wigg Simon Wigg Simon Wigg was a speedway, grasstrack and Longtrack rider who finished runner-up in the Speedway World Championship in 1989.... 11 Simon Cross Simon Cross .Simon James Cross is a former motorcycle speedway rider who spent most of his career with the Cradley Heath Heathens.... 0 |
Denmark 34 Hans Nielsen Hans Nielsen (speedway rider) Hans Hollen Nielsen - a prominent speedway rider active from the 1970s to the late 1990s; a former World Champion.... 11 Gert Handberg Gert Handberg Gert Handberg is a former international motorcycle speedway rider. He was a member of the Denmark speedway team when they won the 1991 World Team Cup... 9 John Jørgensen John Jørgensen John Jørgensen is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who won the 1988 Speedway World Team Cup... 7 Brian Karger Brian Karger Brian Karger is a former international motorcycle speedway rider. He was a member of the Denmark speedway team when they won the 1991 and 1995 World Team Cup Finals... 7 Erik Gundersen Erik Gundersen Erik Gundersen was a speedway rider in the late 1970s and 1980s. Gundersen was the Speedway World Championship on three occasions, a two time Long Track World Champion and a seven time World Team Cup winner with Denmark.-Career:Gundersen rode for the Cradley Heath Heathens from 1979 until 1989... 0 |
Sweden 30 Mikael Blixt 10 Per Jonsson Per Jonsson Per Jonsson is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1990, and finished runner-up in 1992.In 1985, his second season with the Reading Racers, the team won six major trophies... 8 Tony Olsson Tony Olsson John Tony Olsson is a former international motorcycle speedway rider. He was a member of the Sweden speedway team when they finished third in the 1988 and 1989 World Team Cup finals. He also represented his country at Test level.-Career:He twice finished runner-up in the Swedish Under-21... 7 Erik Stenlund 5 Jimmy Nilsen Jimmy Nilsen Jimmy Nilsen is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. He was Swedish Champion in 1996 after finishing 3rd in 1994. Nilsen also rode in five World Finals as well as representing Sweden in Test Matches.... 0 |
USA 8 Kelly Moran Kelly Moran Kelly Moran was a professional speedway rider who rode for a number of British clubs and also represented USA.... 6 Greg Hancock Greg Hancock Gregory Alan "Greg" Hancock is an American motorcycle speedway rider.He is a current Speedway World Champion and a multiple World Team champion with USA, with whom he is currently captain... 2 Ronnie Correy Ronnie Correy Ronnie Dean Correy is an American international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a former World Pairs Champion, winning the title in 1992.-Career summary:... 0 Rick Miller Rick Miller (speedway rider) Richard Leonard Miller is a former American international motorcycle speedway rider. Rick won two national BMX titles as a Webco sponsored rider in his early teens. Rick then rode motocross in the southern California area before switching to Speedway... 0 Lance King 0 |